The classic American van — No longer only appreciated by the murderous sociopathic perverts that drive them. When you see one of these beauties on the road you may think, “Well, this is an ‘amber alert’ waiting to happen.”, or if you have the pleasure of driving behind one, “Wow, the Rocky Mountains have never looked so majestic!” Sadly, more and more people are ditching their old vans, complete with captain chair seating, for newer cars with better mileage. Where would we be without old crappy vans from the 80′s? Think of all the crap bands that wouldn’t have made it to some crap venue to play music off of their latest crap album.*

Well, luckily these vans will live on forever in photos courtesy of photographer Joe Stevens. Joe has created a website to honor the great American van. It’s awesome. (note: there are no less than two “Ram Vans” on this site.)

*- Not taking into account the epic “Van Break Down of ’06″ when Ravenswood, Ohio metal band Pandora’s Rox 1988 Ford Econoline broke down on a busy highway. Which led disgruntled bassist Hank Donovan to utter the phrase, “real fuckin’ bummer, man.” four times in one hour.**

**- Not a true story, made that up.